Word: distinguished
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...Benedict XVI will serve a dual role of unequaled importance and exposure; he will be both the spiritual leader of over a billion Catholics and a political figure on the world stage. His election will have important repercussions for Catholics and non-Catholics worldwide, but it is critical to distinguish between Benedict’s two very distinct roles...
...titular track, “Lost and Found,” begins with the tuning of a violin concerto. Clearly he is far classier than the average rapper. His chorus continues the attempt to distinguish himself as uniquely mature; he wonders “Why should I try to sound like y’all sound? / That’s what’s wrong with the rap game right now.” And he’s right. The sounds of Shady/Aftermath dominate pop radio; Smith’s rhymes on “Here He Comes?...
...hardly the visionary, forward-looking document hailed by Giscard-d’Estaing, Chirac and its other promoters. Instead, it consists largely of a restatement of past European treaties. The Convention would have revisited and reconsidered these elements if its genuine ambition had really been to strengthen and distinguish the Union as a specifically European political project. But that was not the goal...
...debate are the personification of the ideas being challenged," says David Douglas, a graduate last spring. "It's more than an intellectual debate for them. It's a critique of their life's work." Third-Year Law Student Dan Gordon puts it more dryly: "It's hard to distinguish the personal animosities from the intellectual arguments...
France is counting on modern science to catch the impostors. The National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) has developed a type of DNA analysis to distinguish French fungi from Chinese without a taste test. Although French regulations call for a truffle's origins to be clearly marked, truffle experts say many vendors either ignore the rules or engage in outright mislabeling. France's fraud-control directorate carries out random DNA testing to flush out faux-truffle dealers. Anyone caught intending to deceive the consumer with a Chinese truffle may be fined $1,300. Still, there are few inspectors and many...